Recipes

I have spent a ridiculous amount of my life standing in front of an open refrigerator. Usually around six o’clock. I would stare at perfectly good food I had purchased only days earlier with the best of intentions. Chicken. Vegetables. Salad ingredients. Fruit. Maybe something I had specifically bought because I had promised myself this […]

For a long time, I believed healthy eating meant compromise. Less flavor. Smaller portions. Skipping the foods I loved. If dinner was delicious, surely I’d done something wrong. I don’t know exactly when I started believing that. Maybe it was years of magazine headlines. Maybe decades of hearing foods labeled “good” and “bad.” Whatever the reason, I stopped trusting my own plate…

I know. It sounds a little unconventional. But yes – I freeze my lemons whole. And I use every single part of them. I have a confession to make. For years, all I knew was to zest a little, cut the lemon in half, squeeze out the juice, and toss the rest into the garburator without a second thought. Half the lemon – gone. Every time…

I turned 60 on July 7. I did not wake up that morning suddenly craving kale, although I like kale. There was no magical transformation in aisle seven. I didn’t swear allegiance to broccoli, or suddenly start examining avocados with the wisdom that apparently comes with six decades of life. But turning 60 did make me realize something.

If you had asked me a few years ago whether I ate healthy, I would have answered without hesitation, “I believe so.” I cooked most of our meals at home, watched my sugar intake, bought whole-grain products, and even subscribed to Green Chef because I loved having fresh ingredients and recipe cards delivered right to […]

Has your breakfast time gradually slid down the day? Originally, you had to be up early, get the kids out of bed, put something on the table for them, your significant other, and for you, and leave in time for work. As life went on, the kids moved out…

Recently, I was in New York for a few days and – no surprise – it was muggy, hot, and absolutely packed with people. I love all of that. I love the energy, I love the noise, I am an unashamed people-watcher. But somewhere around 30,000 steps, with what I can only describe as a shopping back (that particular brand of lower-back protest that arrives after a long day of walking and carrying bags), I desperately needed four things: air conditioning, a seat, a bathroom, and a cold drink…

Summer is here, and if you’re growing tomatoes, zucchini, or anything else in the garden right now, I have a three-step trick that will change how you finish every single dish. Flaky salt is already a gamechanger, but when you add lemon zest, it becomes something else entirely. It takes 30 seconds to make and […]

With summer here, are you looking for ways to eat well without heating up the kitchen? Salads are great, but if you’re pretty active you need something more substantial than lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers to keep your energy up. I’d like to give you three…

It’s the rainy season here in Costa Rica and it makes me think of comfort food. Only one small problem, it’s hot out! So I am dreaming of a hot bowl of soup. I love lentil soup with a dollop of pesto on top, or maybe a good vegetable soup. Oh and some bread…